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Now Hiring...But Not Really? A Closer Look at Today’s Job Market Struggles.
Humans are not perfect. Humans are employers, as well as candidates. We come into the job market imperfect. And we get laid-0ff, or we leave a job/career/business on our own terms, which is a proven risk in today's job market by being imperfect. This article serves as inspiration for surviving a brutal job market for a couple of months, with no solid offer, due to an unexpected layoff at the start of January 2026, despite this being a common phenomenon in tech right now. If you have had a sales background, you would be immune to rejections; however getting rejection email after rejection email when something else in your life is not ideal (from injury recovery to another major personal adversity) is a f*cking difficult pill to swallow. No matter how emotionally strong you are as a person.
By Justine Crowleyabout 3 hours ago in Humans
Three-stranded braid of failing Cs: Christianity, Capitalism, Consumerism
Scrooge. What a word. Invented by Charles Dickens back in the 1840's as the name for his deplorably wealthy antagonist in the story "A Christmas Carol". Now, in modern English, a Scrooge is a miserly, greedy "person" who deprioritizes actual people in order to better fixate on money.
By Sam Spinelliabout 3 hours ago in Humans
Is That Really Them?
You're browsing the internet in the age of AI. You use the internet with a sense of open minded curiosity but with a greater sense of caution and common sense. You're a well-rounded and intelligent person. You'd know if something looked off.
By Jasmine Aguilarabout 3 hours ago in Humans
You Ate What?
What did you say? You ate what? We have been consumed with modern technology. Every week it seems there is some new innovation to consider. Never has it been more imperative to take a step back and revisit what we are dealing with, because everything has a consequence, good or bad.
By Alexandra Grantabout 10 hours ago in Humans
Erratic Leadership
Since the 2024 election, the United States government has been pulled apart, thread by thread. Deliberately. By a reality television celebrity. Civil service regulations and ethics oversight remain in place in theory, but the experienced professionals who enforced them were fired or resigned. Cabinet members lack qualifications and have repeatedly proven it. The Inspectors General and oversight personnel were fired so that unlawful actions would not be prosecuted. Elon Musk was, for a while, allowed unchecked influence. His lieutenants screamed at Federal employees, locked them out, indiscriminately fired people, and claimed savings that were false, as well as claiming dead people and undocumented people got benefits.
By Andrea Corwin a day ago in Humans
Falling Between Every System
Modern social systems are often described as safety nets. Employment law protects workers. Healthcare programs provide treatment. Disability benefits replace lost income. Unemployment insurance bridges job loss. Each system is presented as a safeguard designed to catch people when life disrupts their ability to function normally. Yet for many people living with disability, chronic illness, or injury, the lived experience is the opposite. Rather than forming a net, these systems stack vertically, each with its own eligibility rules, thresholds, and assumptions. Instead of catching the fall, they create gaps. People do not slip through because they failed to try. They fall because the systems were never designed to align.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcasta day ago in Humans
